PAW PAW TOWNSHIP, MI -- A motorcyclist is in the hospital with serious injuries after crashing into a car on M-40 Monday afternoon.

The Portage man was riding his Kawasaki motorcycle south on M-40 near Lagrave Street in Paw Paw Township when the driver of another vehicle made a U-turn and began to head back northbound on M-40.

According to a news release from the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office, the motorcyclist was passing vehicles when he lost control and began to fishtail into the northbound lane, striking the side of the other vehicle.

The motorcyclist, age 57, was taken to Lakeview Bronson Hospital before being transferred to Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo with serious injuries, according to the news release. The driver of the other vehicle, a 43-year-old woman from Decatur, complained of head pain and was taken to Lakeview Bronson Hospital.

Investigators say alcohol wasn't a factor in the crash and the motorcyclist was wearing a helmet. The crash remains under investigation and the case will be sent to the Van Buren County Prosecutor's Office for review when complete.